April 20, 2021 – On April 19, 2021 Governor Ducey issued Executive Order 2021-10. The crux of this Executive Order was to rescind the portion of his prior Executive Order that required school districts to develop and implement a policy to require face coverings. Almost immediately after the Governor issued […]
Category: Legal Alerts
April 5, 2021 – The Office of Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) release of its 2017-2018 Civil Rights Data Collection (“CRDC”) results has prompted recent media inquiries to certain Arizona districts regarding possible reporting discrepancies related to students who are eligible for services under IDEA or Section 504. If you receive notice […]
February 16, 2021 – In its decision issued on February 8, 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court held that expenditures of public funds by the City of Peoria made to induce a private university to establish a branch campus in Peoria violated Arizona’s Gift Clause. The Arizona Gift Clause, which is […]
February 3, 2021 – A secured creditor’s mere retention of property repossessed prior to the debtor’s bankruptcy petition is not an act to exercise control over property of the bankruptcy estate in violation of the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision, according to a recent opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court […]
January 29, 2021 – On December 27, 2020, the federal government enacted the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-260). The Act makes available to public schools four times the funding available under the CARES Act, making it the largest appropriation of federal funding to public schools in […]
December 22, 2020 – On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued revised guidance regarding employer requirements that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. The EEOC said that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to be vaccinated, distinguishing vaccinations […]
December 10, 2020 – The attached document provides information regarding whether Arizona employers may require employees to obtain a vaccine to combat the spread of COVID-19. To date, local and state authorities have not provided guidance on this issue. View the document here. For more information or questions, please contact any […]
October 20, 2020 – In March, Congress enacted the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under Section 7(c) of the Small Business Act. Under the program, small businesses could apply for forgivable loans of up to $10 million per company to provide cash flow assistance to companies which maintained their payrolls during […]
July 27, 2020 – The attached document provides guidance on what Executive Order 2020-51 means for Arizona school districts. This guidance was prepared for the Arizona Risk Retention Trust and in collaboration with members of the legal community. View the guidance here. Below are links to sample documents that school […]
June 30, 2020 – The attached document provides a synopsis of school finance issues raised by recent executive orders. This guidance was prepared for the Arizona Risk Retention Trust by Jennifer MacLennan and Carrie O’Brien from Gust Rosenfeld along with attorneys from several other firms. View the synopsis here. For more information or questions, please […]